Matt Vincenzi, GolfWRX
With many golf fans starving to see the best players from both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf compete against each other once again, people are brainstorming solutions that may help make that happen.
This week, Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee outlined his solution for LIV players to compete in PGA Tour events once again.
“They should have to sit out for a period of time, pay fines and when they come back, support/play in only non signature events for as long as they played for LIV.”
For what it’s worth, very few LIV players have expressed an interest to return to the PGA Tour, but Jon Rahm mentioned last week that he hopes to play on the PGA Tour’s West Coast swing in the “near future”.
“I’m hoping that in the near future I can be back playing some of those events,” Rahm said. “I would certainly love to go back and play some of them.
“If there’s ever a way back and a way where we can play, even if it’s as an invite, I will take it. Like I said, there’s certain events that are special to me that I would still love to support.”
On the other hand, Australian Cam Smith said he “doesn’t want to play in any more tournaments” while speaking to the Daily Mail.
“I definitely don’t want to play anymore tournaments. I didn’t really have much of a reaction, to be honest… I haven’t really kept an eye on that side. All of us here, we’re just trying to make this tour the best that we can.”
There are also LIV players who are struggling to qualify for all of the majors due to their tanking OWGR standing such as Joaquin Niemann and Talor Gooch who, in theory, may be interested in playing in PGA Tour events in the future.
I like it. But I would add one more requirement: They should have to sit out for the same period of time they were with LIV. And NO sponsor invitations during their “time out” period.
The Head Nut
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